1915 25th April
Battle of ANZAC Cove
Commands the resistence to Allied landings at "Anzac Cove" near Gaba Tepe
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Mustafa Kemal at Gallipoli
Ottoman commander whose actions became central to the defence of the peninsula. This page combines historical context with 15 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Gallipoli archive.
Historical context
Mustafa Kemal at Gallipoli: overview and significance
What happened?
Mustafa Kemal commanded the Ottoman 19th Division and later held wider responsibility during critical fighting around Anzac, Chunuk Bair and Anafarta.
Why was it important?
His battlefield decisions contributed to containing Allied advances and established a military reputation that later became central to his political rise and the history of modern Turkey.
World History Database records
Mustafa Kemal at Gallipoli timeline
The records below are selected from the 319-record Gallipoli archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1915
1915 25th April
Conkbayiri Heights Reached ahead of Anzacs
Mustafa Kemal reaches the high ground and commits reserves before the Anzacs can secure the crest.
1915 25th April
Fifty-Seventh Regiment Counterattack Ordered
Mustafa Kemal orders the 57th Regiment to counterattack the advancing ANZAC troops.
1915 25th April
Fifty-Seventh Regiment Sent toward Chunuk Bair
Mustafa Kemal sends the 57th Regiment toward the heights after learning of the ANZAC landing.
1915 25th April
Retreating Ottoman Troops Rallied
Mustafa Kemal rallies retreating Ottoman soldiers and orders them to hold the high ground above Anzac.
1915 18th May
Mass ANZAC Counterattack Prepared
Mustafa Kemal helps prepare the large Ottoman assault intended to drive the Anzacs into the sea.
1915 19th May
Nineteenth May Assault Repulsed
Mustafa Kemal's troops participate in the massive Ottoman attack that fails against prepared ANZAC defences.
1915 8th August
Anafarta Group Command Assumed
Mustafa Kemal assumes command of Ottoman forces opposing the Allied advance around Suvla and Sari Bair.
1915 9th August
Chunuk Bair Counterattack Prepared
Mustafa Kemal prepares a concentrated counterattack against British troops holding positions near Chunuk Bair.
1915 9th August
Suvla Heights Secured before British Advance
Mustafa Kemal directs Ottoman forces onto the heights overlooking Suvla before the British can seize them.
1915 10th August
Chunuk Bair Recaptured by Ottoman Counterattack
Mustafa Kemal leads the counterattack that drives Allied troops from Chunuk Bair and restores Ottoman control.
1915 31st August
Battle of Sulva Bay
The Allies lose over 40,000 men after failing to cross the Gallipoli peninsular
1915
Commander of Nineteenth Division
Appointed Commander the Nineteenth Division based at Rodosto on the Gallipoli Peninsula
1915
General
Appointed General after "Anzac Cove" & Suvla Bay
1915
Nineteenth Division Held as Mobile Reserve
Mustafa Kemal prepares the 19th Division as a mobile reserve covering the central Gallipoli peninsula.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Gallipoli and Dardanelles records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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